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Essential commandline tools for daily productivity

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:41:43 +0530

For as long as I’ve used Linux and spent time in the terminal, I’ve realized one thing: the command line is a powerhouse of productivity. While GUI applications have their place, nothing beats the speed, efficiency, and sheer control that CLI tools provide. Over time, I’ve experimented with countless terminal tools, but some have truly stood out and become essential to my workflow.

If you live in the terminal like I do, you’ll love these tools. Let’s dive in!

neovim
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I started with Vim like many others, fascinated by its modal editing and sheer efficiency. But then came Neovim, and everything changed. Neovim takes Vim’s legacy and modernizes it with:

Asynchronous Plugins & LSP Support – Seamless auto-completion and real-time linting.
Embedded Terminal Emulator – Run commands without switching windows.
Lua-Based Configuration – More power and flexibility than Vimscript.

If you love Vim but crave better extensibility and modern features, Neovim is a must-have.

🔹 My Workflow: I use Neovim as my primary code editor, writing scripts, editing configs, and even drafting blog posts like this one. With plugins like telescope.nvim and lualine.nvim, my setup feels snappy and efficient.

fzf
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You know that frustrating moment when you need to find a file, but you can’t remember the exact name? That’s where fzf comes in. It’s an interactive fuzzy search tool that makes finding files, directories, and commands effortless.

Why I Love It:
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Blazing fast fuzzy searching.
Works inside Vim, bash, and even scripts.
Integrates with find, rg, fd, git, and more.

🔹 Example: Quickly locate files interactively:

find . -type f | fzf

I have fzf mapped in my shell to make directory navigation insanely fast. Trust me, once you start using it, there’s no going back!

tmux
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I used to open multiple terminal tabs and windows until I discovered tmux. It changed how I work in the terminal forever. tmux allows you to manage multiple terminal sessions inside a single window.

Why It’s Essential:
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Persistent Sessions – Never lose work due to accidental disconnections.
Split Panes & Windows – Organize multiple tasks efficiently.
Highly Configurable – Customize keybindings, colors, and layouts.

🔹 Example: Start a new session:

tmux new -s mysession

Now, I can work on multiple projects without worrying about losing my place.

yazi
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If you’ve ever used ranger, lf, or nnn, you’ll love yazi. It’s a minimal, keyboard-driven file manager that feels like a dream to use.

Why It’s a Game-Changer:
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Lightning-fast navigation.
Preview support for images, PDFs, and videos.
Lua-based customization for ultimate flexibility.

🔹 How I Use It: I use yazi to quickly browse files, especially when dealing with large projects. Its preview feature saves me from opening unnecessary files.

lazygit
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Git is powerful, but let’s be honest—it can be a pain to use from the command line, especially when managing branches and resolving conflicts. lazygit changes that with an intuitive and interactive Git UI for the terminal.

Why You Need It:
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Effortless commit, push, pull, rebase, and stash operations.
Visual branch management and conflict resolution.
Lightweight and fast.

🔹 Example: Launch lazygit inside a Git repo:

lazygit

I rely on lazygit whenever I need to handle complex merges or review commits without typing out long Git commands.

taskwarrior
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Staying productive isn’t just about writing code—it’s about organizing your work efficiently. taskwarrior is an advanced task manager for the command line.

Why I Use It:
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Prioritization and due dates keep me on track.
Recurring tasks and dependencies ensure nothing slips through the cracks.
Powerful filtering and custom reports.

🔹 Example: Add a high-priority task:

task add "Write blog post" due:tomorrow priority:H

I use taskwarrior to track my work and personal tasks without relying on GUI-based to-do apps.

zoxide
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Typing cd repeatedly is inefficient, and that’s where zoxide shines. It learns your frequently visited directories and lets you jump to them instantly.

🔹 Example: Quickly navigate to a frequently accessed directory:

z project

This tool saves me so much time, eliminating the need to type long directory paths.

Wrapping Up
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These tools have become an essential part of my daily workflow. Whether I’m coding, managing files, or organizing tasks, they help me stay efficient and focused. If you spend a lot of time in the terminal, I highly recommend giving them a try.

💬 What are your favorite command-line tools? Let’s discuss in the comments!

Hidden Gems: Lesser-Known Neovim Plugins You Should Try

Sun, 18 Aug 2024 23:24:43 +0530

Hello everyone, hoping everyone is doing great. In this post, I will be talking about the top 10 neovim plugins which I used on daily basis. For this post, I am excluding lsp and autocompletion plugins. This post will mainly focuses on the plugins improved the daily workflow.

yazi.nvim
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yasi is terminal file manager of choice. Unlike other terminal file manager like ranger and lf, yazi is written rust making it much faster compared to its alternatives. So yazi.nvim allows to integrate yazi with neovim.

mikavilpas/yazi.nvim

A Neovim Plugin for the yazi terminal file manager

Lua

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lazygit.nvim
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lazygit.nvim is the wrapper plugins for lazygit allowing the user to perform all the git operation right from the neovim.

kdheepak/lazygit.nvim

Plugin for calling lazygit from within neovim.

Lua

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telescope.nvim
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telescope.nvim is a highly extendable fuzzy finder over lists. Built on the latest awesome features from neovim core. Telescope is centered around modularity, allowing other plugins to utilize the telescope as their UI for inputs.

nvim-telescope/telescope.nvim

Find, Filter, Preview, Pick. All lua, all the time.

Lua

18700

933

neorg
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When it comes to note taking, my previous choice was vimwiki. However, since I started using neovim, I was looking for better alternatives and this is when I came across neorg on reddit. Neorg is an all-encompassing tool based around structured note taking, project and task management, time tracking, slideshows, writing typeset documents and much more. The premise is that all of these features are built on top of a single base file format (.norg), which the user only has to learn once to gain access to all of Neorg’s functionality.

nvim-neorg/neorg

Modernity meets insane extensibility. The future of organizing your life in Neovim.

Lua

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undotree
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Being developer, making changes in the program is quite daily routine and after a lots of changes it is hard to keep track of it. This is where undotree comes into picture. Undotree visualizes the undo history and makes it easy to browse and switch between different undo branches. They’re a feature of Vim that allow you to go back to a prior state even after it has been overwritten by later edits.

mbbill/undotree

The undo history visualizer for VIM

Vim Script

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nvim-surround
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Surround selections, stylishly :smiling_face_with_sunglasses: Yes, this is the line you will see on its github readme. nvim-surround does really makes working with around characters like ([{'" buttery smooth.

kylechui/nvim-surround

Add/change/delete surrounding delimiter pairs with ease. Written with ❤️ in Lua.

Lua

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git-worktree.nvim
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Git worktree is the feature of git which allows you to work with multiple worktrees (branches) simultaneously. git-worktree.nvim is a simple wrapper around git worktree operations, create, switch, and delete.

ThePrimeagen/git-worktree.nvim

Lua

830

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My first post

Sat, 09 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

First post with Huge and Blowfish
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Hey gus! This is my first post on this brand new website built with Hugo and Blowfish theme.

Posts on dilip chauhan

Essential commandline tools for daily productivity

neovim #

fzf #

Why I Love It: #

tmux #

Why It’s Essential: #

yazi #

Why It’s a Game-Changer: #

lazygit #

Why You Need It: #

taskwarrior #

Why I Use It: #

zoxide #

Wrapping Up #